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Edmund Lee / New York Times:
New York Times names Meredith Kopit Levien as its next president and CEO starting September 8, succeeding Mark Thompson — She will succeed Mark Thompson, the executive who oversaw a transformation from print to digital, in September. — The New York Times Company on Wednesday named Meredith Kopit Levien …
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Casey Newton / The Interface:
Sources: Kevin Roose's tweets on Facebook stories with the highest engagement per CrowdTangle worry the News Feed team, which favors “reach"-focused metrics — What news should people see when they come to Facebook? — In the old days, your answer might have been “whatever they want to see,” or even “who cares?”
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Media focus on Trump's “sober” or “somber” tone in Tuesday's briefing reflects a superficial obsession with style or wishful thinking about his leadership — What is it that people say about the definition of insanity? On Monday, President Trump said he would bring …
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Current and former Hearst staffers speak out about a toxic environment, racial discrimination at Cosmo, and sexually offensive remarks by president Troy Young — At Cosmopolitan staff meetings, workers complain of discrimination and tokenism. Former employees say Hearst Magazines president Troy Young made sexually offensive remarks.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
NYT marks 30 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a special package available in Braille and audio versions for all articles — Thirty years ago, the United State passed landmark disability legislation known as the Americans with Disabilities Act or, simply, the ADA.
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Nieman Foundation announces a new remote visiting fellowship, focused on advancing coverage of racial justice and public health issues in the US — These fellowships are open to a broad range of people. If you're wondering if you should apply, you should.
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify signs new licensing agreement with Universal, who will also be a partner for developing and testing services and tools Spotify hopes labels will pay for — Agreement includes label giant's sign-on to streamer's ‘two-sided marketplace’ where it envisions music companies paying for marketing and data tools
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Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
Wave.tv, which makes videos of offbeat sports for platforms like Snapchat and Facebook, raises $32M Series A, says at a valuation between $50M and $100M — The three-year-old company closed a $32 million funding round despite a sports world in upheaval — Digital-media startup Wave.tv …
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Anthony Crupi / Sportico:
Nielsen: ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox have lost 41% of the 18-49 demographic since May 25; without the NBA, ABC has lost $250M+ in ad sales assuming a six-game Finals — Top-tier sports programming can't come back soon enough for the U.S. television networks, which in the absence …
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Jess Barnes / Cord Cutters News:
The Weather Channel's streaming service Local Now, which partners with Reuters, AP, Cheddar, and others to provide localized info, launches on Vizio smart TVs — The Weather Channel's free streaming service, Local Now, has officially launched on VIZIO SmartCast, giving viewers hyper-local content for free …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK producer ITN, which makes ITV News, Channel 4 News, and 5 News, says it's reached its target of 20% BAME staff but has a mean ethnicity pay gap of 19.4% — Production company ITN has reached its target of one fifth black, Asian and ethnic minority staff two years ahead of plan …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: DOJ won't oppose Taboola's deal to buy Outbrain, which would give Outbrain shareholders $250M and 30% of new company's stock; deal faces UK hurdles — Department concludes combination of rival internet companies isn't likely to suppress competition
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